Indian Lake, Ohio, BFL 28 Apr 12

[Mike Cork]

LAKEVIEW, Ohio (April 30, 2012) – Curt Fiessinger of Fort Loramie, Ohio, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 11 pounds, 7 ounces Saturday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Buckeye Division event on Indian Lake. For his victory, Fiessinger earned $4,498 plus a $2,000 bonus from Ranger.
     
Fiessinger was using crankbaits in pads and weeds near the game preserve to catch his fish.


Indian Lake BFL winner, Curt Fiessinger of Fort Loramie, Ohio
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Rounding out the top 10 boaters were:

            2nd:   Dirk Davenport, Delawaer, Ohio, five bass, 11-4, $2,249
            3rd:   Zach Maisch, Lima, Ohio, three bass, 10-2, $1,496
            4th:    Jay Gillfillan, Ridgeway, Ohio, five bass, 8-13, $1,050
            5th:    Gary Ginter, Maplewood, Ohio, five bass, 8-12, $900
            6th:    Deny Dabbelt, Celina, Ohio, five bass, 8-10, $825
            7th:    Kyle Weisenburger, Findlay, Ohio, five bass, 8-9, $750
            8th:    James Hailstones, Cincinnati, Ohio, five bass, 8-5, $637
                       Joe McNamara, Marysville, Ohio, five bass, 8-5, $637
            10th: Brent Willey, Gahanna, Ohio, five bass, 8-3, $526

Complete results can be found at FLWOutdoors.com.

Cody Wayne Hall of Xena, Ohio, weighed in five bass totaling 7 pounds, 13 ounces Saturday to win $2,193 in the co-angler division.

Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers were:

            2nd:   William Redmond, Sciotoville, Ohio, four bass, 7-11, $1,096
            3rd:   Christopher Iredale, Bethel, Ohio, five bass, 7-5, $621
            3rd:   Ryan Rich, Eaton, Ohio, five bass, 7-5, $621
            5th:    Andy Pierce, Norton, Ohio, three bass, 5-13, $439
            6th:    Brent Jones, Okeana, Ohio, three bass, 5-11, $402
            7th:    George Ginter, Sidney, Ohio, three bass, 5-9, $365
            8th:    Darian Ginter, Maplewood, Ohio, three bass, 5-4, $329
            9th:    Todd Kuipers, West Chester, Ohio, three bass, 5-2, $292
            10th: Michael Safreed, Beavercreek, Ohio, three bass, 4-12, $256

The next BFL Buckeye Division tournament is scheduled for June 16 on Mosquito Lake in Cortland, Ohio. After the fifth Buckeye Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 11-13 Regional Championship on Lake Barkley in Kuttawa, Ky. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518 with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy Silverado, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518 with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.